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Tencent unveils Hy4 as open-weight AI race with DeepSeek, Z.ai, Alibaba heats up

Tencent Holdings released its flagship large language model Hy4 on Wednesday, adding visual understanding for the first time so the model can process images, analyze complex charts and perform visual mathematical reasoning, the Shenzhen-based company said. Tencent positioned Hy4 as a challenge to top open-weight rivals including DeepSeek, Z.ai and Alibaba, with enhanced agentic capabilities built to power its enterprise software ecosystem.

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Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings has rolled out its latest flagship artificial intelligence model, Hy4, seeking to challenge top open-weight rivals with enhanced agentic capabilities built to power its enterprise software ecosystem. Released on Wednesday, the large language model (LLM) introduced visual understanding for the first time. Hy4 could process images, analyse complex charts and conduct visual mathematical reasoning, according to the Shenzhen-based company. Tencent said the release...

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